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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1905
Page
1
A large, multi-city report from Washington and European capitals details widespread labor strikes across Poland and Russia. Warsaw reports 100000 striking workers with bread shortages. St. Petersburg sees police house-to-house checks and over 1000 arrests. Berlin and Moscow note clashes, casualties, and growing fears of a constitutional end to autocracy. The piece frames a tense, expanding upheaval with potential for broader revolt.
An unsuccessful attempt to wreck the Missouri Kansas and Texas fast mail train at sixty miles an hour occurred in a deep cut three miles southwest of Moran Kansas. A segment of rail was bent with a derailing iron placed on the tracks and a tie was snapped, throwing the engine aside.
In a congressional exchange Taft defends a tariff readjustment favoring the Philippines while linking the islands to the United States through a sacred trust. He contends the islands should enjoy favorable conditions as the US contemplates future self-government and possible independence when capable. Williams presses for a fixed independence date, Taft cautions toward gradual self-rule aligned with stability and markets.
From St Petersburg Jan 28 Associated Press reports diverging views on General Kuropatkin's movement. Some see a genuine offensive to drive Japanese from winter quarters while others view it as a strategic ploy ordered from the capital. Front dispatches hint at a large, bloody battle with massive wounded and potential decisive impact beyond Shakhe river and Liaoyang.
The Senate privileges and elections committee finished its probe into protest against Senator Smoot of Utah. A two thirds vote or a simple Senate majority to expel remains the central issue to be fought over in the Senate. The panel will take weeks to prepare its report. Counsel for Smoot and for the protestants completed their arguments as sessions closed.
Washington PD reported on January 28 that Second Tent David Gilmer of the Philippine Sweets, charged with embezzlement and wrongful disposition of government property, has been acquitted by the Manila court at court-martial.
Tokyo reports January 25 Russian forces under Kuropatkin broke the Shakhe river stalemate and pushed forward from Chengteu with Oyama claiming Russian defeats at Chenchieppao and Heikoutai. Other notes describe a widening engagement along the Hun river as Japanese and Russian units clash amid harsh winter conditions. Casualties rise as hospitals in Mukden and Harbin prepare for wounded, with hundreds of Japanese prisoners taken and Mayhem on multiple fronts.
In Washington on a January day, the house passed pension bills including an increase from two to four dollars monthly for William Welch of Acworth New Hampshire a Civil War veteran born next March Welch is the oldest Civil War pensioner briefly noted along with war record comparisons before the house adjourned. The senate then held memorial services for the late Senator Hoar and considered a probe into whether U S troops in the Philippines were fed with American‑sourced fresh meat.
Washington January 28 the House naval affairs committee chair says the navy appropriation reported totals 100 070 079 dollars with estimates at 119 649 648 dollars. The year’s appropriation is slightly less than last year while authority is given the secretary of the navy to contract or build a new collier at a Pacific coast navy yard if it serves the best interests of the service.
Special to The Northwestern Marshfield Wis Jan 28 George French one of the oldest conductors on the Wisconsin Central died at Joan today of paralysis Remains will be taken to Fond du Lac for burial
An explosion of dynamite on the Western Maryland railway extension at Tanoloway hill near Haves Lock, ten miles west of Han AART, killed one man and seriously injured six others. Earlier, in Wellsville, eleven men were injured, one very severely, when an air drain exploded in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railway shops, wrecking part of the building.
Berlin dispatch reports St. Peresbourg residents flocking to Ber ta to await developments as both Americans and Englichinga send families away. Observers foresee a possible revolution with arms and dynamite alleged along the Austrian frontier. A St. Petersburg princess quips to a countess that they may all be anarchists. Spencer Eddy of the American embassy survives a cavalry mêlée after a near ride-down, then escapes with an acquaintance.
Chicago January 28. Police may arrest two Hoch witnesses a man and a woman who aided in Hoch s pursuit of wealthy widows The man is an employment agent and the woman is said to have been one of Hoch s wives The feud between the pair and the hint of more arrests emerge as officers widen the Hoch probe and seek a Hoch wife in Peoria Ill as a possible clue Wireless messages were directed to steamers leaving New York to halt Hoch s possible escape and a suspected Hoch rendezvous near Jefferson suburb with new tips from Mrs Houk who may have been Hoch s wife in another name
Paris dispatch reports the international commission heard Captain Foote and Mate Lyons of the trawler Kennett testify about spotting a strange two masted two funnel warship in the morning of the firing by the Russian Second Pacific squadron. The vessel fired a shot near a trawler and then vanished.
The Carnegie Institution trustees allocate one hundred thousand dollars to Luther Burbank. The sum is to be paid in annual installments of ten thousand dollars. The grant enables Burbank to devote full time to experiments with new grasses and vegetables, with a temporary relinquishment of his business interests.
Fragmentary OCR shows church announcements, drama and sports items, fashion letters, and a meeting notice. It mentions Marketa, Henrietta Crane, and District join references, alongside trains and portraits. Entities are scattered and details are incomplete.
In a Browning and Evans murder hearing, the former wife of an accused testified about the alleged attack on Sarah Schafer. She described Browning saying Evans guarded the alley, the pair dragged Schafer to a shed, and a letter they sought was not obtained. She said Browning handed her $250 to flee the state and pointed to a rock used in the killing, while pepper tea was used to cover blood traces.
President Roosevelt will attend the naval academy graduation exercises in Annapolis on Monday. He travels with his party on a special train via the Pennsylvania Railroad and will not give a brief address at the ceremony. Secretary Morton and Secretary Taft, along with navy officials, will join by a separate train. In the evening, the president will be guest of honor at a Union League club banquet in Philadelphia and deliver an important address.
Meadiaon Wisconsin January 28 specialists report the plans for a much larger capitol to be presented to the legislature. The proposed building would cost about 3.5 million dollars, with cautious lawmakers limiting expenditure to four million to avoid farmers deeming it extravagant. Commissioners rejected Cass Gilbert plans that would reach nearly ten million. The recommended designs are said to be by Ferry and Clas of Milwaukee.
The secretary of state reports yellow fever cases on the steamship Boston are improving apart from Paymaster Sackett with no new cases aboard. Commander Niles confirms patients are improving and notes danger of spread is past.
William D. Murphy of New York met with President Roosevelt and then with Secretary Shaw. It is understood the President hopes Murphy will accept an assistant secretaryship in the treasury, likely to fill the post left by Armstrong who handles customs matters.
Berlin Jan 28 Ambassador Tower congratulated Emperor William on his birthday and said President Roosevelt instructed him by cable to express sympathy for the emperor and empress over the illness of Prince Estel Friederich and the president’s concern on the subject.
Wayland Trask, longtime elder statesman of the New York stock exchange, passes away. The obituary notes his prominence in Wall Street circles and his status as one of the era’s enduring financial figures.
Madison January 28 Frank Diller was sent to the Green Bay reformatory for one year on burglary charges. He fell after indulging in drink, the report states, linking his downfall to his liquor habit.
Wisconsin’s thrice elected congressman and governor, Robert Marion La Follette, has been chosen by the legislature as United States senator to succeed Quarles. His rise from log cabin origins to national prominence highlights American political life, with enduring popularity and fierce independence shaping Wisconsin history.
A Moscow telegram alleging Britain funds to influence Russian arsenals and docks is traced to Grand Duke Sergius. Moscow sources say he handed the telegram to a paper, triggering diplomatic embarrassment. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff seeks to avoid a crisis. Sir Charles Hardinge mails a reply. Count Lamsdorff has not answered yet amid circulating papers.
St Paul report: E B Hartzwell, on trial for the murder of Byron Stoddard, was found guilty of first degree manslaughter. The verdict carries a five year term in the state prison. Stoddard was shot on Hartzwell’s land last spring during a dispute over crossing the farm and a threatened fence cutting incident.
A Wisconsin special from Sturgeon Bay reports Jens Owanson spent the night outdoors in 12 below zero conditions. Found with legs frozen to the knee and hands and face similarly frozen, he had been turned out of a saloon and wandered until overcome by the cold. He will probably die.
Oberlin Ohio January 28 report says President T Beckwith of the defunct Citizens National Bank is in very serious condition with heart trouble since the bank closure. Physicians fear he will not live to face the United States district court charge.
Evan Thomas, former president of the New York Produce Exchange, was killed today by falling from a fourth floor apartment window on West Ninth Street. Police suggest a sudden illness may have caused the fall, with the event appearing accidental or self-inflicted.
A terse report notes a world record being broken at Ormond with exceptionally fast running. The piece mentions a Mercedes machine and a small unit achieving a notable time, signaling a historic performance in a brief, terse sports update.
In Ormond Florida on January 28 the ten mile Mercedes race saw E K Thomas drive a ninety HP car to break the world record with 6 31 4 5. Vanderbilt Jr previous mark 6 50. Fred ericks finished second in 7 44 1 5 James L Breeze third in 9 25 4 5 Stevens car failed to finish. The fat car race won by William Wallace in 6 64 2 4 with Paul Sartori second in Alfred Vanderbilt car. The Jr Miller trophy heat series led to finals postponed to four this afternoon at the club house.
Potsdam Prussia January 28 doctors bulletin on Prince Eitel-Friedrich says he slept well most of the night with little coughing. Temperature 16244, pulse 108. Inflammation of lower left lung beginning to moderate and appetite and general condition described as satisfactory.
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